Viral Photo: Did U.S. President Obama Really Say He Didn’t Want to See the Philippine President’s Controversial Sister?

U.S. President Barack Obama offers a toast as he attends a State Dinner with President Benigno Aquino (R) of the Philippines at the Malacanang Palace in Manila, April 28, 2014. Obama said a new military pact signed with the Philippineson Monday granting a larger presence for U.S. forces would bolster the Southeast Asian country's maritime security, but was not aimed at countering China's growing military might. REUTERS/Larry Downing (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS)

Activists burn an effigy of the Philippine's President Benigno Aquino and U.S. President Barack Obama along a main road towards the presidential palace in Manila April 28, 2014. According to local media, the activists are protesting against the state visit of Obama in the country and the newly signed Enhance Defense Cooperation Agreement between the two countries that would allow an increase in the number of U.S. troops across the Philippines. REUTERS/Al Falcon(PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

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U.S. President Barack Obama offers a toast as he attends a State Dinner with President Benigno Aquino (R) of the Philippines at the Malacanang Palace in Manila, April 28, 2014. Obama said a new military pact signed with the Philippineson Monday granting a larger presence for U.S. forces would bolster the Southeast Asian country's maritime security, but was not aimed at countering China's growing military might. REUTERS/Larry Downing (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS)

Naughty Filipino minds are at work again, and this time the object of their memes is the controversial sister of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, TV host and actress Kris Aquino.

On Monday, the day that the Mr Aquino welcomed U.S. President Barack Obama in his first state visit to the Philippines, a photo from satire Web site So, What's News? was posted in Twitter and elicited a lot of laughter from netizens.

The humorous but violent reaction of Filipinos is not without basis because many perceive the youngest presidential sister as talking too much about her personal life that she has embarrassed the family several times.

Her recent disclosure that she is in a love affair with Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista, only to retract by saying they are just the best of friends, is the basis for people being afraid she might commit a gaffe in front of Mr Obama.

Activists burn an effigy of the Philippine's President Benigno Aquino and U.S. President Barack Obama along a main road towards the presidential palace in Manila April 28, 2014. According to local media, the activists are protesting against the state visit of Obama in the country and the newly signed Enhance Defense Cooperation Agreement between the two countries that would allow an increase in the number of U.S. troops across the Philippines. REUTERS/Al Falcon(PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

But a local tabloid reported that when the loquacious presidential sibling was asked to comment on her effigy being burned by protesters against the Cojuangco clan's Hacienda Luisita partly owned by the president's family, Kris joked that she is now on the same level as Mr Obama whose effigy was burned on Monday by anti-U.S. protesters.

But Mr Obama, in fact, talked about another Cris - the executive chef of the White House - which is why he is familiar with the Filipino cuisine served at the state dinner.

"There is one in particular I am grateful for. Cris Comerford, our executive chef in the White House. Cris was born in Manila. She still has family here. Thanks to her we, in the White House, enjoy the occasional lumpia and adobo," ABS-CBN quoted Mr Obama.